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The Hopewell Township Committee met this past week and reminded everyone about voting and there was also a presentation by Legal Services which offers a number of free services for…

After more than three hours of testimony, the Hopewell Township Planning Board on Oct. 23 continued its review of the proposed “The Venue” senior housing development off Nursery and Scotch…

Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello reminds voters that in-person early voting will begin this Saturday, October 25th, and run through November 2nd. Early voting allows individuals to cast their votes on a voting machine…

From Oct. 18 to Oct. 20, 2025, BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey, radiated with the spirit of Diwali. Diwali is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists. The…

By Adam Kimball, NJ State House News Service When New Jersey lawmakers reconvene in November from a more than four-month recess, they’ll kick off a race to finish business before…

By Adam Kimball, NJ State House News Service Utility bills spiked 20% in June, stunning New Jersey consumers and turning the cost of electricity into a critical issue in the…

When asked by his late friend, Larry Hilton, to “celebrate what was central to (his) being,” Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Yusef Komunyakaa, reflected on his time growing up in Louisiana where…

The gym at Mercer Elementary buzzed with motion Friday morning as Timberlane Middle School students knelt beside wheelchairs, tightening straps, trimming foam edges, re-cutting PVC pipe, and adjusting steering wheels…

Central New Jersey’s role in the nation’s founding took center stage Sunday as local historical organizations gathered at the 1867 Sanctuary in Ewing for a lecture tracing George Washington’s night…

More than 1,000 people lined Broad Street in Hopewell Borough Saturday afternoon as part of the nationwide “No Kings” day of peaceful protest, joining what organizers say was one of…